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Martial Law in Seattle (1886)
Publisher |
Radiotopia
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
Categories Via RSS |
History
Publication Date |
Feb 09, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:14:52

It’s February 9th. On this day in 1886, a mob descended on Seattle’s Chinatown, amid growing tensions between white and Chinese workers.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the events of the day, and the role of Chinese immigrant and Chinese-American workers in building the West — and how labor unions were often used to drive wedges between different ethnic groups.

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